Yangshuo's Charmed Existence        2008-6-25 9:38:05

instruments, though they're a little pricey. A good tip is to head to the larger stores and check out their prices and quality then go to the markets and buy there. West Street  is an ancient walking street with Western, simple and sophisticated styles.

The street is lined with arts and crafts shops selling trinkets from traditional Chinese clothes to ethnic handicrafts.

Biking 30km on bumpy dirt tracks to visit surrounding villages like Baisha Town, which is peppered with ancient bridges.

Sunning on the boat's deck as it cruises along the Li River and trying to make out the unintelligible garble ofthe boatman as he identifies each rocky wonder.

Riding the bicycle along the highway from Yangshuo Town to Moon Hill Village on a moonlit night and enjoying the phosphorescent outline of karst peaks.

Quotes
"Two days weren't enough. I extended my stay to a week to enjoy the beauty of Yangshuo at a leisurely pace."
"The mud-slides at the Black Buddha Caves were better than any expensive mud treatment at a spa!"
"Lots offiim is needed. There is so much to capture: children at play, ancient waterways and bridges, never-ending peaks..."